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A luggage maker’s filing just pinned DeepSeek at $52bn

A Chinese luggage maker's stock filing has revealed that DeepSeek, a Hangzhou-based AI startup, is valued at approximately $52 billion, marking a significant milestone in the AI industry's growing recognition of the company's potential.

Jul 169

Xi Jinping will give the keynote at China’s flagship AI summit for the first time

Chinese President Xi Jinping will deliver the keynote speech at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, marking the first time a Chinese leader has participated in the event.

Jul 1322

Zhipu’s founder says frontier AI should stay open to everyone. His own government may disagree.

Zhipu AI founder Tang Jie advocates for open access to frontier AI, challenging global trends toward tighter controls. His stance highlights the tension between innovation and security in AI governance.

Jul 1214

MiniMax is building China’s biggest AI model yet, and plans to open-source it

MiniMax is set to release a 2.7-trillion-parameter AI model that will be open-sourced, marking a major step in China’s push to dominate the global AI landscape.

Jul 833

China eyes export curbs on its top AI models, and Europe is caught in the middle

China is reportedly considering export restrictions on its top AI models, affecting companies like Alibaba, Bytedance, and Z.ai. The move puts Europe in a difficult position, as it may lose access to affordable open-source models.

Jul 731

DeepSeek breaks China’s AI price war with peak-hour surge pricing

DeepSeek introduces peak-hour surge pricing for its V4 models, challenging the AI price war dynamics in China.

Jul 118

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Meituan's LongCat-2.0 shows China can train massive AI models without Nvidia

Meituan's LongCat-2.0 AI model, trained entirely on Chinese chips, shows China's growing ability to develop large-scale AI systems without relying on Nvidia hardware.

Jun 3036

DeepSeek’s $7.4bn raise is one symptom of China’s AI cash surge

China's AI sector is experiencing a funding surge, with DeepSeek raising $7.4 billion in its first-time funding round, signaling a strategic push for self-reliance amid global trade tensions.

Jun 2939

Zhipu weighs multibillion-dollar raise after 2,000% surge

Zhipu AI is reportedly considering a multibillion-dollar fundraising round after a 2,000% stock surge, but profitability remains a major concern.

Jun 2447

The world thinks China is winning the AI race. It just doesn’t trust the winner.

This article explores the complex relationship between China's AI advancement and global trust, examining how technological capability and geopolitical perception intersect in the AI race.

Jun 1936

Zhipu shares jump as Wall Street bets China AI fills the Anthropic gap

Zhipu AI's stock surged 48% as Wall Street bets on China's AI sector amid U.S. regulatory pressure on Anthropic. Investors see Zhipu as a key player in the evolving global AI landscape.

Jun 1560

Nvidia's Nemotron 3 Ultra becomes the smartest open US model, but China still leads

Nvidia's Nemotron 3 Ultra has been ranked as the most capable open AI model from the U.S., but China still leads globally in AI development.

Jun 159